THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PRESS

The previous President, also known as 45, or the Orange Man, or the Nutty Narcissist, kept our nation with his insanity for more than four years. President Biden is best advised to ignore his predecessor and should not even stoop to mention his name. Why not? The nation, even his rabid supporters, know the former was out of line, out of order, and out of control. He is also desperate for the attention that even his Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) sycophants

In a surprising turn of events, Tasha D. Young distinguishes herself as a problem solver for Greenburgh’s most vulnerable seniors. On March 19th, a special live recording of Black Westchester magazine’s internet radio show “People Before Politics” aired. A panel of guests, including Federal Housing Commissioner Renee Robinson, Housing Authority Chair, Bishop Wilbur Preston, Housing Authority Board member Fred Campbell, Consultant to the Housing Authority Teri Morton, John Sav

As a candidate for City of Mount Vernon Comptroller, you have heard me lament the drama – filled Board of Estimates and Control (BOE&C) meetings for the past three months. And even though of late, the current City Comptroller has been MIA, the edge-of-your-seat meetings are still filled with shockers. They never seem to disappoint. The most recent eye-popping event from City Hall was using the Board of Water Supply as the source to receive federal dollars from the American Re

(WHITE PLAINS, NY) – As we all continue to practice social distancing, the Westchester County Youth Board’s 3rd Annual “Shero” Awards will be held virtually Tuesday, March 23, 2021 during the Westchester County Youth Board meeting. The two women being recognized as “Sheros” are Heather Miller, the Executive Director of the Thomas H. Slater Center and Stephanie Marquesano, Founder & President, The Harris Project. County Executive George Latimer said: “We are incredibly honore

What does it say about our country when we don’t have time to absorb the impact of one mass shooting before news of the next one comes across our phones and TV screens? Grief upon grief. This column is not about gun culture or laws that make it easier to buy an assault rifle than to register to vote. We need to talk about those things. But we also need to pay attention to one response to the Atlanta spa killings: the way some conservatives rushed to insist that race and racis

In the past seven days, we have experienced a tremendous loss of life due to gun violence from Atlanta, Georgia to Boulder Colorado and the other five states that have reported deaths by gun violence. In some areas we now know that shootings that don’t result in deaths are often excluded from these reports. A closer look reveals that the American people currently want more gun control, at the time of these tragedies, but the lobbyists for gun manufacturers and gun owners have

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and the International Black Women in Public Policy Institute Raise Concerns About the Epidemic of Black Female Trafficking Victims (Atlanta, GA) — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (IBWPPI) hosted the panel discussion “Promoting the Safety and Security of Women of African Descent” on Thursday, March 16th. The virtual session was held during the 65th session of the United Nations Commission o

White Plains, NY — Board of Legislators has officially adopted the report of the County’s Police Reform and Reimagining Task Force in a unanimous vote on Monday night, after weeks of review by the Board’s Public Safety Committee. The adoption of the report establishes a blueprint for police reform intended to promote more equitable policing in Westchester. The 177-page report contains 51 recommendations for the County’s police, correction and other public safety operations i